ISTQB Certified Tester: Achieving Foundation Certification
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Prepare for and pass the ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level Exam with this training course. As an ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester, you will be able to evaluate static testing, utilize test design techniques, incorporate test management practices within an organization, and build testing methods to correctly design functional and maintainable products.
You Will Learn How To
- Prepare for and pass the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Exam
- Apply general software testing principles and fundamental test processes
- Implement test levels and types to various software development models
- Conduct static techniques using proper roles, responsibilities, and tools
- Manage testing, planning, estimating, monitoring, and controlling
Important Course Information
Recommended Experience:
- Prior knowledge of the software development process
- Programming languages and concepts
Course Preparation:
- There will be a substantial amount of information to cover during the course days. To successfully prepare for the exam, you will need to do some preparation before and after each day of class:
- If possible, read one of the books on the reading list before class
- Evening study (1-2 hours per evening) will be essential to your success.
- Read through the ISTQB syllabus and familiarize yourself with the glossary.
- Attempt the first practice exam paper.
Exam Information:
- This course includes a voucher to take the ISTQB exam at a Kryterion testing center in your area:
- For more information about the exam, please visit the ISTQB website at: http://www.istqb.org
Course Outline
- Fundamentals of Software Testing
- Assessing the goals of testing
- Identifying causes of software defects
- Organizing testing processes
- Planning
- Controlling
- Analyzing
- Designing
- Implementing and executing
- Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
- Ensuring Testing throughout the Software Life Cycle
Key objectives of testing
- Defining the inspection process
- Implementing test levels
- Component
- Integration
- System
- Acceptance
- Regression
Recognizing key concepts in maintenance testing
- Identifying reasons for maintenance testing
- Performing maintenance testing
Comparing the four test types
- Functional
- Nonfunctional
- Structural
- Retesting
Coping with the psychology of testing
- Contrasting the mindset of developers and testers
- Deciphering levels of independence
- Implementing Static Techniques
Determining when to apply each technique
- Communicating assignments during reviews
- Comparing formal and informal reviews
- Discussing the types of review
- Walkthrough
- Inspection
- Technical
Differentiating various "specifications"
- Evaluating test design
- Creating test cases
- Testing procedure
- Leveraging Test-Design Techniques
Applying specification-based techniques
- Equivalence partitioning
- State transition
- Boundary value analysis
- Use case
- Decision table
Utilizing structure-based techniques
- Analyzing statement co-coverage
- Comparing decision co-coverage vs. condition co-coverage
Deploying experience-based knowledge
- Detecting problems based on intuition
- Leveraging experience and knowledge
- Test Management
The importance of a test policy
- Defining goals and objectives
- Assigning roles and responsibilities
- Independence
- Test leader
- Tester
Structuring a test plan
- Writing a test plan
- Identifying objectives
- Assessing the entry and exit criteria
- Assigning appropriate resources
- Resolving defects
Interpreting a test summary report
- Evaluating summary report content
- Applying common metrics
Managing incidents
- Recording issues
- Analyzing defects
- Closing the incident
Addressing project and product risks
- Contractual
- Organizational
- Technical
- Assess
- Determine
- Implement
- Adopting Test Support Tools
Classifying different types of test tools
- Test management
- Static testing
- Testing plan and report specification
- Executing and logging
- Performance and monitoring
Introducing a tool into an organization
- Recognizing potential benefits and risks
- Considering special circumstances
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Standard
Government
In Classroom or
Online
Standard
$2745
Government
$2415
Private Team Training
Course Tuition Includes:
Training Hours
Standard Course Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Informal discussion with instructor about your projects or areas of special interest: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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PMI, the Registered Education Provider logo, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP,
and PMBOK are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
This course is approved by PMI® for 23 professional development units (PDUs). For more on the Project Management Institute and a full list of courses approved for PDUs.
Technical : 20 PDUs
Business & Strategic : 3 PDUs
Business & Strategic : 17 PDUs